Day 4 in Portugal – from rooftops in Lisbon to Wildfire And a city of light and colour in Porto 

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It’s so warm here that two outfits per day seems reasonable. We lounges by the pool on the roof before packing to take a car to Porto. 



Wildfires are sweeping Portugal and our drive to Porto was smokey.  We didn’t know, at first, what was happening- not being tuned into current events in Portuguese on the radio. The brush fire I being   Fought by firefighters from all over the country. 

We stopped at a roadside place called Ars (I know) and managed to accidentally select a 17 Euro meal (of suckling pig); who spends a total of 30 Euro on a gas stop lunch. Lol.

 We are safe and sound; the city looks beautiful and dreamy. We are staying in Maia, just outside Porto. 


Lisbon – day 3: tuk tuks, sangria and pasteis de Nata 

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A day of food and sight seeing. 

After walking the heat soaked streets we stopped by pink street for some refreshing Sangria

Pineapple mint rose sangria 


Tuk tuk to Torre de BelemRelaxing with wine and chocolate. Why cans we can’t I get a bottle for 2 Euros at home?

How does this keep happening ? 

This is, apparently, a dinner for two. 
Sol Douro restaurant. The end of day three. 

Second Day in Portugal: Lesbians in Lisbon 

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It has been total bliss here, and I can’t believe how much we have done in just two days. 

It’s a bit of a joke that our angle is ‘gay’ … Especially when my wife tried to update her family that we are in Lisbon, which autocorrected: 


Day two highlights:

  • Drinking ginjinha
  • Walking to the harbour and seeing gorgeous streetscapes
  • Local artisanal beer at Lisboa Vadia
  • Trekking up to Castelo Sao Jorge, drinking wine while looking at panoramic views of Lisbon 
  • Eating meat and cheese plates at the Belmonte, an artsy hotel up on the hillside
  • Strawberry cheesecake gelato
  • Lounging at the hotel pool in the rooftop and using the hotel spa 
  • Going to Rodas for a feast of traditional Portuguese food, late night 


Lisbon, day 1

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Fado music. Night to day, out of order, but still a pretty good capture of day one: we ended with late night Fado music at Esquina de Alfama. So animated and authentic; it was recommended by our host at the final apartment we will stay at when we return; we enjoyed a hot pot of fish and shrimp. Mode of travel: we walked the streets, taking in the sights, over 6 k in total – through bairro alto and Alfama. 

To start we enjoyed tuna salgadinhos and pasteis de natal. 

Our hotel. 

A taverna set in a building from the 1700s. Tried some white port. 

What if God was one of us?

Late lunch at Zero Zero, after the indoor market. 

Where it all began: This is going to be a daily ritual.